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ACT V。 SCENE 2。
Lobby before the Council Chamber
Enter CRANMER�察�ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY
CRANMER。 I hope I am not too late�察�and yet the gentleman That was
sent to me from the Council pray'd me To make great haste。 All fast�拭�What
means this�拭�Ho� �Who waits there�拭�Sure you know me�拭�
Enter KEEPER
KEEPER。 Yes�察�my lord�察�But yet I cannot help you。 CRANMER。 Why�拭�
KEEPER。 Your Grace must wait till you be call'd for。
Enter DOCTOR BUTTS
CRANMER。 So。 BUTTS。 ��Aside�А�This is a piece of malice。 I am glad
I came this way so happily�察 �the King Shall understand it presently。 Exit
CRANMER。 ��Aside�А�'Tis Butts�察�The King's physician�察�as he pass'd along�察�
How earnestly he cast his eyes upon me� �Pray heaven he sound not my
disgrace� �For certain�察�This is of purpose laid by some that hate me God
turn their hearts� �I never sought their malice To quench mine honour�察�
they would shame to make me Wait else at door�察 �a fellow councillor�察�
'Mong boys�察 �grooms�察 �and lackeys。 But their pleasures Must be fulfill'd�察�
and I attend with patience。
Enter the KING and BUTTS at window above
BUTTS。 I'll show your Grace the strangest sight KING。 What's that�察�
Butts�拭�BUTTS。 I think your Highness saw this many a day。 KING。 Body a
me�察�where is it�拭�BUTTS。 There my lord�此�The high promotion of his Grace
of Canterbury�察 �Who holds his state at door�察 �'mongst pursuivants�察 �Pages�察�
and footboys。 KING。 Ha�察 �'tis he indeed。 Is this the honour they do one
another�拭�'Tis well there's one above 'em yet。 I had thought They had parted
so much honesty among 'em At least good mannersas not thus to suffer
A man of his place�察�and so near our favour�察�To dance attendance on their
lordships' pleasures�察�And at the door too�察�like a post with packets。 By holy
Mary�察 �Butts�察 �there's knavery� �Let 'em alone�察 �and draw the curtain close�察�
We shall hear more anon。 Exeunt
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ACT V。 SCENE 3。
The Council Chamber
A Council table brought in�察�with chairs and stools�察�and placed under
the state。 Enter LORD CHANCELLOR�察�places himself at the upper end of
the table on the left band�察 �a seat being left void above him�察 �as for
Canterbury's seat。 DUKE OF SUFFOLK�察 �DUKE OF NORFOLK�察�
SURREY�察 �LORD CHAMBERLAIN�察 �GARDINER�察 �seat themselves in
order on each side�察�CROMWELL at lower end�察�as secretary。 KEEPER at
the door
CHANCELLOR。 Speak to the business�察 �master secretary�察 �Why are
we met in council�拭�CROMWELL。 Please your honours�察�The chief cause
concerns his Grace of Canterbury。 GARDINER。 Has he had knowledge of
it�拭�CROMWELL。 Yes。 NORFOLK。 Who waits there�拭�KEEPER。 Without�察�
my noble lords�拭�GARDINER。 Yes。 KEEPER。 My Lord Archbishop�察�And
has done half an hour�察�to know your pleasures。 CHANCELLOR。 Let him
come in。 KEEPER。 Your Grace may enter now。
CRANMER approaches the Council table
CHANCELLOR。 My good Lord Archbishop�察�I am very sorry To sit
here at this present�察�and behold That chair stand empty�察�but we all are men�察�
In our own natures frail and capable Of our flesh�察�few are angels�察�out of
which frailty And want of wisdom�察 �you�察�that best should teach us�察�Have
misdemean'd yourself�察�and not a little�察�Toward the King first�察�then his laws�察�
in filling The whole realm by your teaching and your chaplains For so
we are inform'dwith new opinions�察 �Divers and dangerous�察 �which are
heresies�察�And�察 �not reform'd�察 �may prove pernicious。 GARDINER。 Which
reformation must be sudden too�察�My noble lords�察�for those that tame wild
horses Pace 'em not in their hands to make 'em gentle�察 �But stop their
mouth with stubborn bits and spur 'em Till they obey the manage。 If we
suffer�察 �Out of our easiness and childish pity To one man's honour�察 �this
contagious sickness�察 �Farewell all physic�察 �and what follows then�拭�
Commotions�察�uproars�察�with a general taint Of the whole state�察�as of late
days our neighbours�察�The upper Germany�察�can dearly witness�察�Yet freshly
pitied in our memories。 CRANMER。 My good lords�察 �hitherto in all the
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progress Both of my life and office�察 �I have labour'd�察�And with no little
study�察�that my teaching And the strong course of my authority Might go
one way�察�and safely�察�and the end Was ever to do well。 Nor is there living
I speak it with a single heart�察�my lords A man that more detests�察�more
stirs against�察�Both in his private conscience and his place�察�Defacers of a
public peace than I do。 Pray heaven the King may never find a heart With
less allegiance in it� �Men that make Envy and crooked malice nourishment
Dare bite the best。 I do beseech your lordships That�察�in this case of justice�察�
my accusers�察�Be what they will�察�may stand forth face to face And freely
urge against me。 SUFFOLK。 Nay�察 �my lord�察 �That cannot be�察 �you are a
councillor�察�And by that virtue no man dare accuse you。 GARDINER。 My
lord�察 �because we have business of more moment�察�We will be short with
you。 'Tis his Highness' pleasure And our consent�察�for better trial of you�察�
From hence you be committed to the Tower�察�Where�察�being but a private
man again�察�You shall know many dare accuse you boldly�察�More than�察�I fear�察�
you are provided for。 CRANMER。 Ah�察 �my good Lord of Winchester�察 �I
thank you�察�You are always my good friend�察�if your will pass�察�I shall both
find your lordship judge and juror�察�You are so merciful。 I see your end
'Tis my undoing。 Love and meekness�察 �lord�察 �Become a churchman better
than ambition�察 �Win straying souls with modesty again�察 �Cast none away。
That I shall clear myself�察�Lay all the weight ye can upon my patience�察�I
make as little doubt as you do conscience In doing daily wrongs。 I could
say more�察�But reverence to your calling makes me modest。 GARDINER。
My lord�察�my lord�察�you are a sectary�察�That's the plain truth。 Your painted
gloss discovers�察 �To men that understand you�察 �words and weakness。
CROMWELL。 My Lord of Winchester�察�y'are a little�察�By your good favour�察�
too sharp�察�men so noble�察�However faulty�察�yet should find respect For what
they have been�察�'tis a cruelty To load a falling man。 GARDINER。 Good
Master Secretary�察 �I cry your honour mercy�察 �you may�察 �worst Of all this
table�察�say so。 CROMWELL。 Why�察�my lord�拭�GARDINER。 Do not I know
you for a favourer Of this new sect�拭�Ye are not sound。 CROMWELL。 Not
sound�拭 �GARDINER。 Not sound�察 �I say。 CROMWELL。 Would you were
half so honest� �Men's prayers then would seek you�察 �not their fears。
GARDINER。 I shall remember this bold language。 CROMWELL。 Do。
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Remember your bold life too。 CHANCELLOR。 This is too much�察�Forbear�察�
for shame�察 �my lords。 GARDINER。 I have done。 CROMWELL。 And I。
CHANCELLOR。 Then thus for you�察�my lord�此�it stands agreed�察�I take it�察�by
all voices�察�that forthwith You be convey'd to th' Tower a prisoner�察�There to
remain till the King's further pleasure Be known unto us。 Are you all
agreed�察�lords�拭�ALL。 We are。 CRANMER。 Is there no other way of mercy�察�